How ‘country palm’ could help pave the way toward a sustainable palm oil future in Liberia
Feb 18, 2025, 6:49 pm By
Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the…Many companies meet climate pledges on paper — not on the ground, analyst says
Feb 18, 2025, 3:49 pm By
A recent paper in the journal Nature Climate Change concludes there is limited accountability for…Photo series on Himalayan water-saving ice stupas wins global award
Feb 18, 2025, 3:14 pm By
A photo series on ice stupas — artificial glaciers in the northern Indian Himalayas — recently…As the rainforest gets drier, Amazon Indigenous groups thirst for clean water
Feb 18, 2025, 1:23 pm By
Mariazinha Baré spent her childhood bathing and playing in the Upper Negro River. Born and raised…Things are looking up for near-extinct Siberian cranes (cartoon)
Feb 18, 2025, 1:00 pm By
The critically endangered Siberian Crane gets a bit of a breather, thanks to the securing of its…Getting rewilding right with the reintroduction of small wildcats
Feb 18, 2025, 12:05 pm By
For the briefest moment earlier this year, the Eurasian lynx — extinct in the U.K. for thousands…Indigenous people in DRC cut down trees as solar energy remains inaccessible and costly
Feb 18, 2025, 10:07 am By
LUBUMBASHI — When night falls in the Batwa village of Lukwangulo, only the local chief’s house…Australian bushfires leave wildlife facing increased predator risk, decades of recovery
Feb 18, 2025, 10:06 am By
Simultaneous wildfires since December 2024 have left Grampians, Little Desert and the Great Otway…108 federal protected areas in Mexico remain without actual management plans
Feb 18, 2025, 9:28 am By
An independent analysis by Mongabay found that almost half of Mexico’s 232 federally protected…Bonobos can recognize ignorance and help, a new ‘milestone’ in ape intelligence
Feb 18, 2025, 7:39 am By
Bonobos, one of humanity’s closest relatives, can tell when a human doesn’t know something and…As elephant conflict shifts, Nepal village turns to neighbouring border town for solutions
Feb 18, 2025, 7:26 am By
SUNDAR HARAICHA, Nepal — A bundle of firewood lay abandoned on the path, a silent witness to…Protecting peatlands and mangroves could halve Southeast Asia’s land-use emissions
Feb 18, 2025, 6:48 am By
JAKARTA — Southeast Asia’s peatlands and mangroves store immense amounts of carbon, yet…Camera trap films two rare black wolves in Poland
Feb 18, 2025, 4:18 am By
A camera trap placed inside a forest in Poland has filmed two rare black wolves crossing a stream,…Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Feb 18, 2025, 12:00 am By“Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of…Volunteer radio station brings old media to remote Sumatran tiger habitat
Feb 17, 2025, 9:30 pm By
KAMPAR, Indonesia — The information from Radio Komunitas Lintas Subayang 107.7 FM reaches the…Short-term air pollution exposure impairs focus & cognitive function: Study
Feb 17, 2025, 5:29 pm By
A growing body of research suggests that air pollution affects our brains. Lifetime exposure to poor…Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes
Feb 17, 2025, 1:32 pm By
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — “I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces…Conservation groups look for new strategies, tech to halt vaquita decline
Feb 17, 2025, 10:02 am By
MEXICO CITY — Fewer than 10 vaquitas, the world’s smallest porpoise, survive in the wild today,…Indonesia’s militarized crackdown on illegal forest use sparks human rights concerns
Feb 17, 2025, 8:57 am By
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s president has drafted the military to lead the reclamation of illegally…After LA, fire crisis reaches Latin America — from Mexico to Argentina
Feb 17, 2025, 7:57 am By
As Los Angeles faced unprecedented fires razing entire neighborhoods in late January, Latin America…
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